Fitness trackers point to body temperature as depression symptom
When researchers started a COVID study using fitness-tracking rings, they didn’t know they would make a leap forward for an entirely different condition.
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When researchers started a COVID study using fitness-tracking rings, they didn’t know they would make a leap forward for an entirely different condition.
A fitness tracking ring picked up signs the participants may have been infected on average 2.75 days before they tested positive, according to the study. But that wasn’t the only data that stood out to the research team.
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Study links higher body temperatures and reduced temperature fluctuations with increased depression severity, suggesting temperature regulation as a potential treatment target.
Using data collected through Oura Rings, researchers found a link between body temperature and depression, providing better understanding of potential intervention methods.